Legal and Judicial Affairs
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African Governments Giving Land Away Quickly, Recognizing Land Rights Slowly
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While African governments are moving gradually towards protecting the land rights of rural people and indigenous communities, they are moving quickly … see more »
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Sexual Violence on The Rise in Eastern DRC
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Sexual violence, which has been used by armed parties on all sides of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is on the rise after recent … see more »
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Ghana's Presidential Elections 2012
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Members of the 250-strong Ecowas Observer Mission have been deployed across the country's 10 administrative regions to monitor presidential and … see more »
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Right to Know Protesting Outside Parliament
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Mark Weinberg is the coordinator of Right to Know Campaign, which is a "coalition of many organisations and activist who are building a people's … see more »
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Suicide Bomber Attacks a Church in Nigeria
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A bomb blast has killed several people people and left scores badly injured in Kaduna. see more »
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South African Youth Leader Claims Innocence in Graft Case
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Expelled African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema was granted bail after being charged with graft. He proclaimed his … see more »
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South Africa: Malema Fans The Flames of the Mine Killings?
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Striking Lonmin miners gathered to discuss the deaths of some 34 of their colleagues two days previously. They were addressed by strike leaders and … see more »
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South African Mine Strike Turns Violent
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A series of violent protests, at one of the world's largest platinum-producing mines, led to several deaths and injuries after a shoot-out involving … see more »
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Bomb Explosion on Easter Sunday in Nigeria
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Several people, most of them commercial motorcycle riders, were killed after a bomb exploded in Nigeria. see more »
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A Manifestation in Pink for Rwandan Opposition Leader
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The trial against Rwandan opposition politician, Victoire Ingabire, will start again this month in Kigali. see more »
